Unable to connect to Quick Employer Forms Online

[timfung88]

1. I starated TurboTax Home & Business 2018

2. At the "Hi, Welcome to TurboTax!" page I selected "Begin".

3. At the "What would you like to do?" page I selected "Prepare W-2s and 1099s for my employees or contractors".

4. Immediately the "Choose where to prepare your forms" section appears and I selected "Choose Online"

5. On my Chrome browser a new tab appears with the "Intuit TurboTax Quick Employer Forms" page https://quickemployerforms.intuit.com/welcome.htm?intuit_apikey=prdakyresSmn44AuZ4SeYfyHDNAJegg4yuhE...

6. I clicked on "CONTINUE"

7. An error page appears saying:

This page isn’t working 

If the problem continues, contact the site owner.

HTTP ERROR 400

8. What can I do to avoid this error and connect Quick Employer Forms Online?

[Critter · Accepted solution]

The following workaround will allow you to prepare your W-2s and 1099's

1. Click on Business

2. Select I'll choose what I work on (there may be a continue button before this)

3. Click on Start/Edit next to Profit or Loss from Business

4. Click Edit next to the business you want to prepare the forms for

5. Click Start/Edit next to Other Common Business Expenses

6. Click Start/Edit next to Contract Labor

7. On this screen, there should be a Start Here link that will connect you to Quick Employer Forms

8. If you have to login when you get there, make sure you are using the same username and password as TurboTax Online

[timfung88]

Whew!  That's a lot of steps but it works.   Thanks.

[VolvoGirl]

There is this error
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[david33]

wow, this round-about method actually works. Thanks.

[eric_l]

I'm not sure I trust what TurboTax says about their Quick Employer Forms. 

On about January 10, 2020, I (eventually) figured out how to enter payee data at the TurboTax web pages for eventual printing and eFiling of IRS Forms 1099-MISC (block 7, NEC Compensation) due tomorrow, January 31, 2020.  [For my 2019 returns, I upgraded to TTax Home & Business -- specifically because I wanted the advertised ability to eFile my 1099-MISC forms and know that my current 2019 data would be saved online for quick & easy transfer to next year.]

(1) It turned into a time-wasting hassle to (eventually) discover that the ability to enter 1099-MISC info via the online web pages could NOT be accessed from my freshly-created and therefore existing 2019 TTax file in my desktop computer. Instead, when first opening TTax I had to click the "Start a new return" button and from there choose to enter 1099-MISC (or W2, etc.) data. That worked and I manually entered data for about 30 payees. I chose not to eFile at that time (TTax FAQs explain that my data would be saved online for later eFiling and for transfer to next year). Instead of immediately eFiling, I opted to wait until the end of January (i.e., today, 01/30/2020) in case errors needed to be corrected before eFiling. [NOTE -- There was NO "sign out" link or button available on any of the screens that appeared for me, so I simply closed the browser window. Chrome browser.]

(2) Today, 01/30/2020, I am trying to get back to my previously-entered 1099-MISC data that is supposed to be stored someplace within my online account at TTax ... ... ... and, after successfully logging in with my username and password, I cannot find any of my previously-entered data. The option to enter brand new data appears, but NO saved data from a couple of weeks ago. AARRGGH! A link to previously-saved data does NOT appear when I use the "Start a new return" button when TTax first loads. I cannot find a link to my already-entered data when I go back into my already-started 2019 tax file that's stored in my desktop computer. AARRGGH!

Now I wonder why I wasted my time and money upgrading my TTax product so that I could (supposedly) enter and eFile 1099-MISC forms via TTax to the IRS.

[scrows]

No that doesn't work

[eric_l]

Here's a quick & easy way to find Quick Employer Forms, TTax's ONLINE service where you can eFile W-2 and/or 1099 forms.  LOTS easier than the popular but typically-confusing multi-step methods.  [NOTE, you must sign in using your TurboTax/Intuit username & password.  Without those ... ... it won't work.]  Anyway, get online, open your web browser, and go to this website: 

 --->   quickemployerforms.intuit.com